EEG Response to Sedation Interruption Complements Behavioral Assessment After Severe Brain Injury.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology May 25, 2025 Charlotte Maschke, Loretta Norton, Catherine Duclos et al.
Accurate assessment of the level of consciousness and potential to recover in patients with severe brain injury underpins crucial decisions in the intensive care unit but remains a major challenge for the clinical team. The neurological wake-up test is a widely used assessment tool. However, many patients' behavioral responses during a short interruption of sedation are ambiguous or absent,...